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Camping at Lorne, Victoria

2011-11-03T22:59:00.001+11:00

A group of us recently went on a camping trip. We wanted to drive off somewhere not too far from Melbourne, and were looking for a site that is located near the water, either the beach or a river. We found that Lorne, located along Great Ocean Road, has such camping sites. The driving distance from Melbourne was only about 2 hours away, which is good because there is enough time to enjoy the roadtrip, but not too far that you'd get tired before arriving at the site.

So we chose to stay at Lorne Foreshore Caravan Park (click for detail info), located next to Erskine River and the beach. It's very near to the small town centre of Lorne, shops, cafes, other hotels and apartments, and Foodworks supermarket is just right opposite of the caravan park. There is also options for powered and unpowered sites for tents and caravans, and as well as cabins. As like other caravan parks, there is a centralised toilet facilities, and cooking/pantry room. There's even children's playground and picnic tables in the area.

At the time that we went, the weather was not the best that it could be. It was sunny for a while, and drizzling in the next few hours. Nonetheless, we had the opportunity to enjoy the gorgeous surrounding of Lorne. Walking by the river, with the ducks and birds passing by, then walking on the boardwalk and taking a stroll towards the beach are definitely worth the stay. Personally, I felt Lorne was just gorgeous and breathtaking. Here are some pics from our brief camping experience there:

So what can you do while you're out camping in Lorne? Well, you can visit Erskine Falls (which we didn't have the opportunity to visit due to the rain), have a walk to the town, go to the beach, have bbq, have a stroll or run around the area. In this Lorne trip, what I enjoyed was just sitting back near the tent (and in the tent), having a stroll by the river, and just relax and really absorb the gorgeous surrounding. It's at these kinds of places that we can feel and experience the serenity, calmness and freshness that's probably different from our day to day lives in the suburbs and the city. So go there and remember that it's totally okay to not be filled with too much activities... but instead, just sit back and relax with your warm companies of family and friends (and a mug of hot chocolate early morning or in the middle of the night would be a perfect addition too!).

Lorne is located on the Great Ocean Road, further ahead after Anglesea.

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Other places along the way that you might want to consider visiting:

The market by the river at Anglesea (beautiful, scenic river there as well)
Ripcurl, Quiksilver/Roxy Factory Outlet at Baines Cres, Torquay VIC 3228

Burger Edge @ The Dining Hall, Melbourne Central

2011-09-20T12:34:00.001+10:00

Another halal burger place in the city! We were thrilled to hear that Burger Edge at The Dining Hall serves halal burgers. According to their website, "Burger Edge uses only halal beef and chicken, but is not a halal environment. They use salami, ham and bacon in their burgers. Therefore customers are requested to alert counter staff if this is an issue to avoid cross contamination on grills and preparation areas". So please double-check or ask when you order.

We've tried their beef burger with halal beef rasher, spicy chicken burger and chicken tandoori salad. I must say they were pretty tasty!

Burger Edge is located at the upper floor food court in Melbourne Central.

Hobba Coffee + Kitchen on Malvern Rd

2011-09-11T11:03:00.001+10:00

We visited a cafe that recently opened on Malvern Rd, Prahran. We loved the environment inside - kind of warehouse-like with wall textures without finishing (you gotta love those earthy brick walls!). The coffee was good as it matched our liking... not too bitter to my taste. The cafe is located near corner of Williams Rd and Malvern Rd, opposite of Budget Car Rental and a car dealership. Opens 7 days a week, from 7 to 5.

Malaysia Hall's Bazaar Ramadhan 2011 is also back!

2011-08-06T13:26:00.000+10:00

Wow, Ramadhan bazaar in Melbourne TWICE a week! What more could you ask for when fasting away from home right? :)

Source via Malaysia Hall's Bazaar Ramadhan Event Page

The bazaar is going to be held EVERY SUNDAY, starting tomorrow August 7, from 3.30 pm until Iftar.

Location: Malaysia Hall, 4K High St, Prahran

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Bazaar Ramadhan Melbourne 2011 is back!

2011-08-02T21:52:00.002+10:00

Bazaar Bersama is once again organizing a backyard Ramadhan Bazaar at Kak Sal's Backyard in Fawkner.

Source via Bazaar Bersama Event Page

The next bazaar will be on Saturdays (6, 13 and 20 August 2011), from 12 noon to 3 pm.

The location is at Kak Sal's back yard at 55 Percy St, Fawkner.

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Papparoti in Melbourne!

2011-07-26T20:46:00.001+10:00

There's this bun called Mexican Bun. It's mocha crusted on the outside, and soft, fluffy and buttery in the inside. And it's so good! In Malaysia, each time we walk pass by a shop that sells these buns, the aroma is so tempting that it's hard not to stop and buy one. A couple of months back, I had one of those missing-food-from-home craving for this bun. The thought of the warm, baked bun was just so tempting that I thought I had to learn to make some myself. To my luck, on one of the days that we were walking along Elizabeth St, I saw a small sign that said Papparoti will be opening in Melbourne!

We finally found time to visit Papparoti last week. The buns are Halal, and they taste just like the ones back home. The buns are AUD2.20 each. Not to forget, we had them with a cup of hot Teh Tarik. They also sell some Halal gelato. The one we tried was Durian Gelato and it was truly delicious.

Papparoti is located on 349 Elizabeth St, right opposite of Melbourne Central.
They have a couple of outdoor seating, otherwise you can have your Papparoti buns to go.

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For more info, visit their website here.

A Weekend Afternoon Excursion to Half Moon Bay

2011-07-21T22:40:00.001+10:00

You know that feeling that comes over the weekend, when you want to go somewhere, but can't think of anywhere to go because you think that you always go back to the same places? Well, whenever that happens, remember that there is always somewhere new to discover! We love going to the seaside, and sometimes, just driving by St Kilda Beach and Port Melbourne is already a good enough excursion for us. Last Sunday, we wanted to visit the beach and the sea (again). We didn't want to go as far as Frankston, and we've visited St Kilda, Brighton Beach, Port Melbourne and Williamstown many times already. So where did we turn to for options?

This! Our Melbourne "Go Explore" box of cards.

Based on the card, we chose to head to a place called Half Moon Bay, a bit further down from Brighton Beach. The card also mentions that there's a Fish & Chippery there. So the expectation: definitely be at the seaside, eat some fish and chips, and enjoy a cup of hot coffee in the cool breeze. Thankfully, the weather was beautiful that Sunday.

This little area is actually called Black Rock. There's a jetty called Black Rock Jetty, a small jetty that you can walk or cycle on, and see people unloading their boats into the water. And yes, we found black rocks too on the on the edges of the water (where the place gets its name).

There's a small cafe there, where we bought our coffee and calamari & chips. They were pretty good too. It's a really nice atmosphere to have our food, coffee, being outdoors and just relax with the scenery.

There's a parking area with meter available on site. To get to Half Moon Bay and Black Rock Jetty, you can refer to this map. It's about half-hour to forty-minutes

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So next time you're along Beach Rd, remember to head down to Half Moon Bay.

Lord of the Fries: Chapel St

2011-07-10T18:39:00.001+10:00

Few weeks back, we were invited to visit the newly opened Lord of the Fries on Chapel St. It's always great to have more Halal and vegetarian eateries outside of the city! Since they launched their Mark sauce recently, that's exactly what we had: Mark burgers and fries with Mark sauce. The taste of the new sauce is quite tasty. As for the burger, I think I prefer the Spicy one with Jalapenos... but I'm sure everyone has their own fave sauce and burger :) Now our friends just told us that their nuggets are pretty good too! We'll surely give that a try next time.

Lord of the Fries is located at 170 Chapel St, Windsor. For more info, you can visit their website.

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Fairfield Park Boathouse & Tea Gardens

2011-06-25T00:31:00.000+10:00

If you wanted to be around nature and you don't want to go too far out of the city, then Fairfield Park is the perfect weekend excursion for you! Fairfield Park is located at the top part of Yarra Bend Park, while the park at the lower part is Studley Park. Either one, you'll get lots of lush trees and grass and the Yarra river. Imagine having a picnic there, sipping a cup of coffee and enjoying your scones and jams, then later on, you might want to paddle the boat along the Yarra. Yes, it's all there and we loved the serenity of the atmosphere.

We visited Fairfield Park Boathouse & Tea Gardens for the first time last weekend. We noticed that there are picnic tables and BBQ pits around the park. When we visited Studley Park last two years, we took the chance to paddle the canoe along the river. That was definitely exciting yet very relaxing.

You can find more info on Studley Park via their website, and more about Fairfield Park boat house at their website.

The snapshots below are from our visit to Fairfield Park Boathouse & Tea Gardens.

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Chilli Padi Mamak Kopitiam

2011-06-24T23:52:00.000+10:00

It has definitely been a while since we visited any new Halal eateries around Melbourne. With Malaysian food trends coming into Australia within the last few years (not to mention also on Masterchef!), another Kopitiam-concept eatery has opened in Flemington.

Our good friends Shaliz and Din introduced us to Chilli Padi Mamak Kopitiam. Thanks to them Walk Walk Melbourne can now add another Halal cafe into our collection :)

Chilli Padi Mamak Kopitiam is located at 295 Racecourse Road, Flemington.

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Melbourne Laneways

2011-05-30T11:51:00.000+10:00

One of the hidden sights of Melbourne are definitely the laneways. They're tucked neatly in between buildings and they are usually filled with small cafes. We love walking through these laneways, and just enjoy being in the midst of the activeness of people walking and people sitting down on the sides sipping coffee having a chat. The one in the photo here is Centre Place. Centre Place is located between Swanston St and Elizabeth St, between Flinders Lane and Collins St. If you walk from Flinders St, you can go through these laneways: Degraves St - Centre Place - Block Place - The Causeway - Royal Arcade - and exit at Bourke St. When you visit Melbourne, make sure you don't miss visiting these laneways.

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Walk Walk Melbourne is Giving Away FIVE Lord of the Fries Vouchers!

2011-05-21T22:21:00.004+10:00

Thanks to those who participated in answering the Mark Questions for the Voucher Giveaway!

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We were thrilled to have received these vouchers from Lord of the Fries, to be given to none other than friends of Walk Walk Melbourne!

"Lord of the Fries has decided to celebrate the specialness of those called Mark, because really, it’s kind of a forgettable name. Nothing special in that name, you would have thought. But there are stacks of Marks who really deserve to be recognised, and celebrated for, well, their straightforward and plain ordinariness. We’ve declared the ‘International Day of Mark’ just for them.

We’re saucing (had to throw a pun in!) Marks all over Melbourne to be part of our mass taste test, with the aim of cramming 75 Marks into our newest store on Chapel Street! To commemorate this important day, on 21 June we’ll be launching a Special Mark Sauce, to accompany our award-winning Big Mark burger. We’re going to hold a mass celebration by hosting a ‘Big Mark burger mass taste test’. We’re hoping it’ll be the biggest gathering of Marks in the world! So if your name is Mark or Marc, don't miss out!" - Lord of the Fries

So, in conjuction with the launch of Mark Burger, we'd like to give away these vouchers to our friends, fans and followers out there.

How? Easy! The first FIVE people who can answer this question and first to send us an e-mail at blogwalkwalk[at]gmail[dot]com will get the FREE vouchers!

Here's the question:

Give us the names of FIVE people named Mark that you know and tell us a bit about who they are! Yes, it's that simple :)

I'll give you two hints to get you started:

(1) I know there's a Mark Wahlberg, also known as Marky Mark. He was in the movie The Italian Job, driving that super cool Mini Cooper!

(2) We bought our car from a guy named Mark, seriously! He worked at the car dealership.

Easy right? So start listing your Marks now and email us right away!

P/S: We'll be giving the vouchers to the recipients by hand, which means you'll have to be in Melbourne. Once we get the list of the winners, we'll set a date and time to all meet somewhere near Melbourne Central.

Walk Walk Melbourne: CBD Halal Map NOW ON SALE!

2011-03-26T20:17:00.006+11:00

Getting around Melbourne for Malaysians and Muslims could not have been easier now that you can buy a copy of your own pocket-size WALK WALK MELBOURNE: CBD HALAL MAP.

If you're in Malaysia, you can also purchase this map before you come to Melbourne. Simply send us an e-mail at blogwalkwalk (at) gmail (dot) com to inform your interest. We will also give you a FREE Melbourne Map*.

For Customers in Malaysia:

WWM CBD Halal Map + FREE Melbourne Map* + International Postage = RM 27.00
(Please note that it may take 7-10 days for postage)

For Customers in Australia:

WWM CBD Halal Map + FREE Melbourne Map* + Postage Within Australia = AUD 6.50

We can post the map to anywhere in the world! E-mail us for more details.

Send us your order at blogwalkwalk (at) gmail (dot) com.

Buy it for yourself, or send someone a surprise! :)

*Free map may vary

Melbourne Memories

2011-03-14T16:54:00.000+11:00

We're delighted to hear that our blog brings back nostalgic memories to some Malaysians who have lived in Melbourne back in the 70s and 80s. If there's any specific place in the city that you'd love to see captured in photographs, we'd be happy to do some photo hunting to those places. Who knows, maybe we'll even discover places which we might have never visited before too. List your favourite places here, drop a comment, or e-mail us :)

Secret Recipe Now Also in Melbourne Central

2011-02-27T02:24:00.000+11:00

This Secret Recipe is located on the third level of Melbourne Central, next to Nando's.

Don't forget to get the combo offer of Coffee + Cake for AUD5.50 =)

Lord of the Fries

2011-02-27T01:43:00.000+11:00

So you're in the city, and suddenly you have a craving for some burgers. But Halal McDonald's is a tram ride away, and you just don't want to ride that far. And maybe you've had enough of Nando's (but we always love Nando's!).

Well maybe now you can try the Veggie Burgers from Lord of the Fries! It's all vegetarian, and they actually taste quite good. I like their Spicy Burger, with jalapeno peppers, yummm.

The one located at the laneway into Melbourne Central has received a Halal Certification. I've read across the net that since Lord of the Fries use vegetarian ingredients, their food should be suitable for the halal diet. You can find LOTF scattered around the CBD: Elizabeth St, Flinders St Station & Melbourne Central.

Another WWM Roadtrip: WALK WALK ADELAIDE!

2011-02-15T01:51:00.001+11:00

The Roadtrip: Melbourne to Adelaide

Places to Visit: Great Ocean Road, Mount Gambier, Adelaide, The Grampians

Duration: 5 days, 4 nights

If you want to see more of the Australian landscape, the Melbourne-Adelaide road trip may be something that you can consider. A direct drive from Melbourne to Adelaide will take you between 9 to 10 hours, but what's the point of going on a road trip if you don't experience what's along the way, right? We always feel that road trips are not just about reaching the destination itself. It is about the journey along the way. And I'm sure many of you would agree (coz that's what make road trips so much fun!) So if you have 5 days to spare for a trip, let's get on board!

Day 1: Melbourne - Great Ocean Road - Mount Gambier

If you haven't been to GOR (Great Ocean Road), you should. Its a meandering scenic drive (Malaysians should be familiar with Balik Pulau - it's kind of like that). You can see vast seaside landscape and limestone cliffs. If you love ocean and breathtaking views, this is definitely your cup of tea. Famous attractions along GOR is The 12 Apostles, London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge, and along the way you may stop at Lorne, Apollo Bay, Port Campbell, Port Fairy and further up is Warrnambool. If you don't want to go for the long scenic drive on your Adelaide road trip, you can always take the inland road, and exit at Port Campbell. From Port Campbell, 12 Apostles, London Bridge and Loch Ard Gorge are just nearby. If start driving in the morning, you can have a relaxing drive, and reach Mount Gambier by evening.

The 12 Apostles

Day 2: Mount Gambier-Blue Lake-Umpherston Sinkhole-Centenary Tower-Tantanoola Caves

Mount Gambier is a beautiful place - a town once was an active volcanic site. Expect to see gorgeous lake, vast vista of landscape, a secret garden and stunning cave. The 3 places - Blue Lake, Umpherston Sinkhole and Centenary Tower - are all within the city of Mount Gambier. Tantanoola Caves will be along your drive towards Adelaide. Here are some sneak peeks of these beautiful places.

Blue Lake

The water in the lake is blue or turqoise only in the summer; while in the winter, it is said to be grayish. So do visit Blue Lake in the summer and you'll be blown away by how blue it looks! If you're lucky, you can see it in turquoise, which only happen when the weather gets very hot.

Umpherston Sinkhole

This sinkhole feels like a secret garden! You'd be walking in a park and before you know it, you'll see a large hole with a lush garden inside it. Imagine getting inside the sinkhole and experiencing how deep it actually is. Well, no need to imagine as you can walk down yourself to the gardens.

Centenary Tower

Landscape should be experienced with a bit of walking, shouldn't it? Well bring good walking shoes as you're going to be walking up the slope to reach Centenary Tower. From this tower, you'll be able to see the whole landscape of Mount Gambier. Nice vistas - one side towards the countryside, while another towards the town and the lakes. You'll know if the tower is open or not if you see the flag is raised. If it's not open, you can still walk up the hill. And if it opens, you have the opportunity to get inside the tower for a small fee of AUD2.50 per person.

Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park

Yes, a real cave with real stalactites and all! It's amazing to see natural wonders like this up close, and being inside one made it an even richer experience. It's also great opportunity to review those long-forgotten geography lessons! The cave is wheel-chair friendly as it has smooth surfaces to walk on, which also makes it stroller-friendly. Entrance fee is AUD10 for Adults and AUD8 for concession.

Details on Tantanoola Caves here.

Mount Gambier to Adelaide Coastal Drive

We accidentally took the coastal route from Mount Gambier to Adelaide, because we had initially planned to use the inland road from Tantanoola Caves. However, the unplanned route was well worth it. Did you know that South Australia produce salt? Yes, they do. Via the coastal route, you'll pass by Salt Creek and you might be able some salt flats.

Day 3: Adelaide CBD & Glenelg Beach

After driving through the landscape, a visit to the city is a nice change. We spent a full one day in Adelaide, driving around the CBD to understand its layout, and then walking along Rundle Mall and Northern Terrace. Along Northern Terrace, you'll find University of Adelaide, the State Library, Immigration Museum and South Australian Museum. Here are some snapshots of Adelaide:

Rundle St / Rundle Mall

Rundle Mall is a pedestrian mall, like Bourke St. You'll see many familiar shops here (just in case you miss Melbourne already!) The tram is actually on King William St, which is the center spine of the CBD. This is at the corner of King William and Rundle St.

Glenelg Beach

I must say that the sand at Glenelg Beach is pretty soft in texture! And you can see this from the forms created by people's footsteps on the sand. The middle entrance of the beach is also directly accessible by the street shops and plaza. Have a swim, picnic or just walk around. You'll enjoy it.

p/s: If you have friends in Adelaide, try asking them about crabbing activities.

Additional attractions: If you're in for a bigger budget, you might want to visit Kangaroo Island. We didn't go but have heard a lot of nice things about it. We spent this third visiting some friends in Adelaide, other than experiencing the CBD and Glenelg Beach.

Day 4: Mount Lofty - Hahndorf German Village - to the Grampians

From Adelaide to The Grampians, we stopped by Mount Lofty and Hahndorf.

Mount Lofty

You can see an overall view of Adelaide from Mount Lofty.

Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills

Hanhdorf is Australia's oldest surviving German settlement. Here you'll find some buildings/shops that was built in the 1800s. Walk along the main street, visit shops and have coffee while you're there.

Day 5: The Grampians - Daylesford - back to Melbourne

The Grampians is another national park in Victoria. Unfortunately, due to heavy rain the previous week, many of the major attractions were closed due to landslide. Nonetheless, you can visit other accessible places like Halls Gap, Lake Bellfield, and Brambuk the National Park and Culture Centre.

Lake Bellfield, Grampians

Cultural Centre, Grampians

On your way back to Melbourne, you can stop at Daylesford to rest for a bit. Daylesford is known for its mineral spring water, so take the chance to taste some of those water.

Food for Traveling:

We didn't eat out during our trip to Adelaide, as my road trip mates were very much well-prepared with some delicious home-cooked food. Here's a tip that we can share for fellow WWM friends planning to do a road trip. You can pre-cook the food, then freeze them. During your trip, bring a cooler and fill it with ice to store your frozen food. When you get to your accommodation, you can reheat them or continue to store them in the freezer, and repeat the process as you need. All of the place that we stayed - caravan park and motels - had microwave oven, so reheating will be no problem.

If you want to eat out, you can get a list of Halal-eateries in Adelaide from here.

So there we go, a Melbourne-Adelaide Road Trip: crossing landscapes, towns, lakes, sinkholes, hills, caves, city, beach, summit, and nature - in 5 days. Do share with us your road trips as we would love to hear from our fellow walkers out there :)

Bairnsdale & Lakes Entrance

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Have you visited Lakes Entrance? If you haven't, you really should! Before we went to Lakes Entrance and having never googled Lakes Entrance to know what it might look like, I thought it was a park reserve like Wilsons Prom. Lakes Entrance is more open. Imagine a road with a row of hotels, shops, caravan park, etc., and in front of the road there's a water body that looks like a river, and across that river there's a ridge, and behind that ridge is the sea. Can't imagine? That's because you simply just have to go there to appreciate the gorgeous landscape :) You'll understand why it's called "Lakes" Entrance.

Lakes Entrance is about 4 hours drive from Melbourne. Along the way, after about 3.5 hours of driving, you'll reach Bairnsdale. We were very lucky that one of our friends has a friend whose family has a farm there. We got the opportunity to have a personal tour around Picnic Point Farm, have a close encounter with cows and calves (calves are very camera shy!), and eat fresh picked apples and plums from the trees. If you're thinking about going, contact us and we may be able to arrange something with them for you.

Our friend took us for a drive around Paynesville. There was this one place in the picture here where we were driving on a narrow strip of land, and have a river on our left and a lake on our right.

Lakes Entrance is only about 30 minutes drive from Bairnsdale. There's a lot of choices for hotels and caravan park at Lakes Entrance. Below are some snapshots around Lakes Entrance. What can you do there: immerse yourself in nature and the wonderful views, of course! But there are also other activities and attractions at Lakes Entrance.

We felt a love for geography after visiting Lakes Entrance!

Map from Melbourne - Bairnsdale - Lakes Entrance:

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Now remember to include Lakes Entrance in your travel plans.

One of the Three

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One of the “Three Businessmen Who Brought Their Own Lunch”.

Might this be Batman, Swanston or Hoddle?

@ Cnr Swanston n Bourke St

Saturday Sights of Swanston St

2011-01-18T01:29:00.000+11:00

We never seem to get bored of walking in the city. We go to the city everyday, and sometimes when we have to go to the city on weekends, there's still something to see and experience. Most of the sights are pretty much the same, but there's always a different 'feel' to them each day.

If you walk along Swanston St on weekends, like a Saturday, you're bound to experience a more active street life. Most of the times, there'll be the 'regulars', but somehow, they still manage to get crowds to stop and have a look.

You might have stumbled upon the guys who spray paints their painting:

The riders, the horses and the coaches:

And the guy with the mohawk who plays chess!

My personal favourite has got to be the couple who sing and play guitar at the corner of Bourke St. Maybe next time I'll get a snapshot of them, or maybe record some bits of their singing.

Daily Melbourne: Thursday, 13.01.11

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Tram Stop 25: Cnr St Kilda Rd & Commercial Rd

Weekly Wondergram

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There's a lot of fun and quirky things to see in Melbourne when you walk around and take the opportunity to see the things around you. Thus, having a camera with you when you're out on the street is very helpful if you're into capturing snapshots of the everyday like me. Here are some of my snapshots from last week around Melbourne CBD.

Aren't balloons just fun to see?

We are always attracted to these markings on the streets. They look like a life-scale construction drawings. And at the very least, they give you a hint that some works are about to be conducted there, specifically.

Golden bikes, anyone?

Photos | iPhone

Apps | Instagram, PS Express

Location | Streets of Melbourne

Memories of Melbourne

2011-01-08T14:56:00.000+11:00

How do you frame your memories of Melbourne? I'm sharing some of mine here at wondergram.

If you have nice ones you'd like to share with me or others, feel free to send an email :)

Summer = Beach!

2011-01-07T00:57:00.000+11:00

So it's summer... and images of the beach, that gentle wave and warm breeze might be in your mind. Thinking about going for a picnic with families or close friends, and having a swim while you're at it sound like a lot of fun. But if you're not into heavy crowds, then it might be a bit difficult to find a more private spot during this time of the year. You can bet places like St. Kilda Beach, Williamstown and Frankston is going to be full of visitors.

But there's hope! Last Sunday we decided to drive towards Frankston, as we haven't visited that part of Victoria for quite a while. On the way, we passed by Chelsea and Edithvale. From the road, we can see glimpses of the beach behind the rows of houses. We decided to take a turn and drove in, and found a very nice beach. We loved it! The beach is not crowded at all, and a lot quieter than Frankston. And for those who don't like a lot of crowds, it's just perfect. (There's even life guard points not far from that part of the beach)

How to get there? Well, since it's like a 'secret' beach, we thought you should try discovering it on your own too. All we can tell you is that it's somewhere before Frankston, in suburbs of Chelsea and Edithvale. To find an entrance into the beach, you'd have to drive into the roads of houses there. Good Luck :)

And there's also a wetland in Edithvale!

You might stumble upon this little guy when visiting the beach.

Fret not, this is not a jellyfish.

It's actually a harmless secretion from sea snails

as told by a local there when noticing us looking a bit confused)

These are some pics from Edithvale Wetlands.

This wetland is included in the Ramsar Convention, which means that it is high in bio-diversity.

It's really nice to see a landscape different from what we usually see around Victoria.

Happy 2011

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2011 is coming soon!

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Happy 2011 from us at Walk Walk Melbourne!

If you have enjoyed our site, or have found WWM to be helpful, come and join us in facebook.

Click here: Walk Walk Melbourne Fan Page

Till next year, let's look out for more walks in 2011 :)

wondergram!

2010-12-28T13:51:00.000+11:00

Make way for wondergram!

Fancy buying some prints of Melbourne for yourself, or to send as a gift through the mail to someone? I have some snapshots of Melbourne and other photos taken in instagram and hipstamatic formats, on a 4x4 glossy photo paper. Prints will be mailed from Melbourne to anywhere in the world :) I will update more details soon. Meanwhile, anyone interested can email me at blogwalkwalk[at]gmail[dot]com

Now wouldn't it be nice to receive cool stuff in the mailbox?

A Summer Evening Walk in Fitzroy Gardens

2010-12-23T21:02:00.002+11:00

Keep your eyes open...
for Fitzroy Gardens!

Fitzroy Garden is just a stone-throw away from the CBD, and on a good sunny cool day, you must find time to visit and walk through the gardens. It's one of Melbourne's heritage, with layout similar to that of Carlton Gardens. It's funny that you don't get the sense of how big the garden actually is until you walk through it. The thought of the garden being right next to the city centre will fade quickly once you're inside, surrounded by huge matured trees, rows of elms, spacious lawns and lush landscape. Urban parks like these are just breath-taking. They truly are sanctuaries for the city!

You can get to Fitzroy Gardens via the City Circle tram, get off at St. Vincent Plaza and walk for a bit. Or, if you're take a tram at Collins St and stop at the corner of Spring St, you can walk through Treasury Garden to get to Fitzroy Gardens.

Walk alone, or bring a company, take a mat with you or a good book, have a picnic or a light run, or just simply anything. You'll definitely find some serenity there :)

Camping at Ocean Grove, Victoria

2010-12-22T01:03:00.000+11:00

Planning a camping trip for the weekends, but don't want to drive too far? Well we think Ocean Grove may just be the answer! We visited Ocean Grove in late Spring for a 2-night camping trip over the weekend. Ocean Grove is only about 1.5 hours drive from Melbourne, and the best part of the camp site which we stayed at was that it was by the river, and that beach was not far away.

Ocean Grove is more like a seaside suburb, but it does have several caravan parks and camp sites. We stayed at Riverview Family Caravan Park, located right next to Barwon River. If you want a place to relax, a change of air from city life, then get going to Ocean Grove. You can choose camp grounds with power outlets, and the site has shower/toilet/laundry facilities.

While camping at Ocean Grove, you can visit the small towns of Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove. Have a nice stroll by the shops or stop for some coffee. You can find Coles Supermarket at Ocean Grove in case you need to buy some things.

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For more trip varieties, try going for a roundtrip drive. We drove from Melbourne to Ocean Grove via Geelong, then came back via Queenscliff on the ferry to Sorento, and drive back to Melbourne.

The Garden of St. Erth, Blackwood, Victoria

2010-12-22T00:25:00.000+11:00

If you happen to be on the way to Trentham, Daylesford or on a detour from Ballarat, and you happen to love pretty little gardens, then The Garden of St. Erth in Blackwood is a nice place to visit.

Although the garden is not big, it is very cozy and pretty romantic with lush flowers, trees and green lawn surrounding you.

The garden is opened daily, with an entrance fee of AUD10.00 per person. There's a cafe, and it only opens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you wish to have more privacy, go on weekdays, as there's hardly anyone around and you can have the garden to yourself. Do call and ask them if they allow you to have picnics inside the gardens, because if you can, we think it will surely be a lovely picnic.

Open 9-5pm everyday (closed December 24-26).
Simmons Reef Road, Blackwood, VIC.
Melways ref: map 609(or 909) E11
Phone: (03) 5368 6514
Garden entry: $10

Full info here at their website.

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Coming Soon: Walkalogue on Garden of St. Erth, Blackwood, Victoria

2010-12-21T14:41:00.000+11:00

Daisies. Garden of St. Erth, Blackwood, Victoria

Market Updates

2010-12-21T14:35:00.001+11:00

If you're looking for places to shop or browse for stuff, other than at shopping streets and shopping malls, try checking out some markets from this list by Only Melbourne.

You're sure to find some pretty unique things from the markets ;)

We've started Walk Walk Hangzhou!

2010-12-12T14:28:00.001+11:00

Dear All,

We've finally managed to start putting together Walk Walk Hangzhou, although slowly bit by bit. See you there!

Watching the Water @ Port Melbourne

2010-12-05T13:23:00.000+11:00

There are just those times where you yearn to be somewhere where it's peaceful and serene. A place where you can just stand, watch and appreciate all that is beyond your own self. To us, that place is often a place of nature. One of the perks of living in Melbourne is that you get the city, the suburb and nature all in one place (as what I've told a lot of people why we truly enjoy being here). So if you're ever feeling in the need of going to that place, we are delighted to recommend any beach along Port Phillip Bay. Unlike many of the locals here, we prefer to go to the beach when it's not hot nor sunny (which means, bring a jacket just in case the wind and chill gets too harsh on you). And the best thing about going to the beach when it's not the typical weather that one would go out to the beach is that there won't be a lot of people. That's what you need if you're looking for some tranquil moments, right?

Bring coins to pay for parking and a picnic chair is good if you just want to sit and watch the sunset and the sea (maybe we should try sitting next time instead of standing). And may I add, the clouds are always breathtaking to watch, especially when it gets heavy and seems to be as intense as the water.

a brief visit to the beach

2010-12-04T00:32:00.001+11:00

Port Melbourne

Check out the Waterwall at Collins St!

2010-11-30T23:09:00.001+11:00

This is a wall that we always keep our eyes on - waiting for the next feature. The current wall feature is pretty awesome. From far, we thought it is a digital screen of moving water. We went close to touch it. It is water!

green green grass

2010-10-29T13:45:00.002+11:00

We always find this type of temporary installation fascinating, although it's a very simple gesture of putting fake grass on a square.

Here's our take on it: "square + artificial grass + people = instant pocket park" (well, given that it's a nice weather outside, and the fact that QV courtyard is surrounded by cafes, restaurants and a busy-enough pass-through square for people to go to the other shops).

It's always nice to see greens.

Luxurious Scenery @ Mordialloc

2010-10-23T22:24:00.002+11:00

It was raining this morning and from the weather forecast, it seemed like it was going to rain the whole day. Fortunately for us and you, the rain decided to make way for the sun. Wet Saturday turned out to be a beautiful sunny (but still pretty cold) Saturday evening! We were driving out from the city, bound south towards home, earlier this evening. It was about 4pm, the day was still bright and the sun was shining, and it was too good to be spent indoors. We couldn't think of where to go to spend what's left of the day, so we decided to keep on driving south on Nepean Hwy. We knew that had we kept on driving, we'd at least reach Frankston, and that's still pretty good considering that we haven't visited there for some times. So we just drove, enjoyed the highway and the sun, and decided to take a turn at Mordialloc via Beach Rd to catch a view of the beach in exchange for the roads.

Lucky enough, we were at the estuary of Mordialloc and the river was filled with boats. It's not a big place, but we felt it was such a lovely scenery - of boats, river, timber platforms, some nice breeze and the sun. Somewhat 'luxurious' scenery I would say, and a nice change from looking at city buildings all week long. We were reassured that the scenery was a great one because we even spotted people taking their wedding photos there!

Mordialloc is about 45 min away from Melbourne CBD. Free parking for 2 hours is on the other side of the river near the boat clubs and houses (where we took these photos), but otherwise, paid parking spaces are plenty. You can come for a picnic on the lawns by the beach - they are pretty similar to those along St. Kilda Beach.

p/s: You can even hire the boats.

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Sunday Coffee in the City

2010-10-17T21:26:00.001+11:00

We went to the city today. Then drove round and round and round looking for a free parking. As it turned out, all were full! The unsuccessful search for parking had cost us more than a half-hour of time (and fuel), and at last, we gave up and decided we needed to have a coffee break. Lucky enough, we found a 1-hour parking spot right in front of a cafe. The books by the window were what attracted us to go inside. Can anyone guess where this might be? :)

IndoLicious @ Lygon St

2010-10-17T18:11:00.002+11:00

Last Friday, while it was raining, we walked through the winds to have lunch at a new place (such an effort to walk outside in the wet and cold!). IndoLicious is located at Lygon St, next to Lazzat. I suppose the restaurant isn't that new because the owner said that they have opened for a year (or maybe they just recently opened 'there', I didn't ask). WWM hasn't visited any new halal eateries for quite a while, so I was thrilled to visit it and have lunch there (thanks to friends who asked me to join them for lunch).

Prices for ala carte are pretty much similar with other Malaysian/Indonesian restaurants. They do have Nasi Campur (sorry, didn't get the price). We wanted to try the ala carte menu, so IndoLicious recommended us to try their Nasi Iga Penyet - that's rice with deep fried beef spareribs and sambal.

There it is! Looks delicious, right? Yummy... The serving of the ribs were very generous I would say, and they were very tender, so you'd have no problem eating them with fork and spoon. The sambal could've been spicier for my liking (suka pedas2!), but it was still good.

So if you want to try out IndoLicious, it's just a walking distance away from the CBD.

Indolicious is located on 114 Lygon St, Carlton.

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Rainy Melbourne

2010-10-15T16:10:00.003+11:00

Salam & A Good Week to Our Dear WWM Friends,

As you might have already noticed, we haven't uploaded anything new recently. Well, that's because we haven't done a lot of walking lately. I have been very much occupied with research work that most of our leisure "walk-walk" plans have to be put on hold for a while. But of course, brief daily ones can't be missed :) I'll upload some snapshots of the everyday Melbourne sometimes later. We've been busy that we even had to miss out on Festival Malaysia and Harmony Market Festival. So, if any of you would like to share your photos and experiences going to those two events, even other ones that we might have not know about, we would absolutely love that! Just email your contribution to blogwalkwalk[at]gmail[dot]com. (Which reminds me, there's some line up of nice emails on suggestions of places and feedbacks which I am yet to post and share with the rest of WWM friends).

Here are some future posts to look forward to:

1. A new Halal eatery that I visited just now for lunch at Lygon St - IndoLicious (thanks to friends that recommended it!)
2. The overdue Winter Trips (perhaps to give ideas for your next winter)
3. Spring events (heard that there will be a lot of Spring Garden events in the parks)
4. Summer is coming soon! (Another overdue post of our Autumn Camping Trip to Wilsons Prom, and planning for a brief one sometimes in November). And, a fishing trip which we have missed out twice (Sorry kawans, we will definitely make plans to go one day). I'll ask my friends of the details in case any of you want to go.
5. Walk Walk Sydney! I'll share some places that I found interesting during our trip there a couple of months ago.
6. Not to forget, Walk Walk Melbourne CBD Map.
7. And lastly, we'll be doing a "walk walk abroad" soon in November. Where? That will have to wait ;)

So do stay tuned... and to those who helped to share about WWM to others, or even mentioning to restaurants that you knew about that place from WWM, you have really made our day :)

Meanwhile, umbrellas up people, coz it sure is raining this week! Enjoy the rain and cool weather, before the summer heat comes.

Till then, happy weekends to all!
kayla

Festival Malaysia 2010 @ Queensbridge Square, Southbank Tomorrow!

2010-10-02T20:18:00.001+10:00

Festival Malaysia 2010 tomorrow, Sunday 2 October 2010! More info here: http://www.festivalmalaysia.com.au/

RMIT Prayer Rooms @ Building 11 near RMIT Swanston St Campus, and RMIT Business School, Bourke St

2010-09-28T02:15:00.003+10:00

Here's another place physically near to my location everyday in the city - RMIT Prayer Room at Building 11 (just realized that I've never uploaded this one). If you're studying near RMIT Swanston St Campus, or happen to be around Melbourne Central vicinity, then the closest prayer room would be this one. It located in the Spiritual Centre behind Bowen St, and you can see it in the map here.

The other RMIT Prayer Room is located on Bourke St, at RMIT Business School. Take the escalator in front of the guard counter, and you'll see a signage to Muslim Prayer Room.

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My Restaurant @ High St, near Chapel St

2010-09-23T22:51:00.002+10:00

My Restaurant is one of the earliest Halal Eatery that we came to know about during our short stay at High St when we first arrived in Melbourne two years ago. Tucked not far from the corner of Chapel St and High St, My Restaurant serves a pretty good briyani (simple and not too heavy, just the way we like our briyani). We've never tried their rice and lunch menu (as we're usually around the city during the day), so if any of you have tried their rice dishes, do share with us your experience. Their roti canai and tosai are another good options if you're looking for something light.

I found their opening hours via The Age's Epicure:

Sun-Thurs noon-3pm, 5pm-11pm; Fri, Sat 5pm-midnight

My Restaurant is located on 186 High St, Windsor.

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Mama Wong's Kitchen @ Corner of Flinders St & Exhibition St

2010-09-23T22:33:00.004+10:00

We visited Mama Wong's Kitchen back in May, after a Khatib at RMIT informed the Friday Prayer Jama'ah that it is another Halal restaurant in the city. The photos have been in my iPhone, and I really thought that I've uploaded them, but actually, I haven't (lucky that they're still there!)

Mama Wong's sell a range of Chinese and Malaysian food. You can check out their website for more details. Go to http://mamawongs.com.au/

So here are some images from our visit.

Mama Wong's Kitchen is located at the corner of Flinders St and Exhibition St - exactly at the corner and it will be pretty easy to spot.

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Pasar Malam Chinatown

2010-09-23T22:12:00.002+10:00

Here are some snapshots from our visit to Pasar Malam Chinatown. Sadly though, we didn't see any stall with a Halal sign. Maybe in the future there could be at least one Halal stall?

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In conjuction with Asian Food Festival in Melbourne this month, I was thrilled to have read from a poster in the trams about a Pasar Malam in Chinatown. ‘Pasar Malam’ is Bahasa Malaysia for ‘Night Market’, and it is also the same in Bahasa Indonesia. Either way, I was thrilled that it was called ‘Pasar Malam’, which suggests a strong link to the Malaysian and Asian culture of night markets.

So here we have Heffernan Lane in Chinatown, a small lane that connects Little Bourke St and Londsdale St.

And last Saturday, Heffernan Lane was transformed by a row of 18 tents - turning it into a Night Market. Niches in between buildings and in front of steps and doors became spots where friends gather, and also shelter from the brief drizzling rain.

By night time, Heffernan Lane became a full-fledged “night” market. The narrow sidewalks were common spots for people to stand, eat and chat with their friends.

Temporary events like this, particularly if they revolve around food, are always great ideas to liven up the city from time to time. Will Melbourne adopt this at least once a month or once every season, and embrace the potential of a night market in the city?

Eid in the Park

2010-09-10T00:02:00.000+10:00

Eid in the park: Melbourne, at Debney Park, Flemington. Prayer starts 8.00 am. eidinthepark.com.au
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Melbourne CBD Walk Walk Melbourne Map - Halal Map Melbourne

2010-09-09T13:40:00.005+10:00

Yes! It's finally almost here! We're finally on it: our Melbourne CBD Walk Walk Melbourne Map, a.k.a Halal Map Melbourne!

Going back to the first entry of this blog back in 29 November 2009, it is now almost reaching 2 years since Walk Walk Melbourne gets online to share about Melbourne, and most importantly, the Malaysian and Muslim version of the city - which is what we would call our niche. This so-called project started out as part of my (Kayla's) parallel research project, as a way to understand cities differently. In a sense, it was for me to read Melbourne from different lenses - as a Malaysian, Muslim, student, temporary resident, and tourist all at the same time.

I started collecting and mapping places that I go to in and around Melbourne, as a Muslim and as a Malaysian. What started as collecting ordinary routine places; to finding the necessities such as Halal eateries, Halal grocers, and prayer facilities; to searching for new places to visit and explore, Walk Walk Melbourne begins to reveal these other 'layers' of Melbourne. That's what makes cities rich in characters.

We thank you very much for your support, feedback, and suggestions. Knowing that the site is useful to others motivates us to continue doing it, and who knows, we'll soon tread the globe with the same mission! Watch out, Lonely Planet! :D

So while you wait for our map to finish being constructed, do continue to browse through the blog and share it with others. Meanwhile, we'll be thinking of ways of how the map can be more than just a map, and most importantly, how we can make it fit into your wallets, purses and little pockets so that you'll always have your Walk Walk Map with you ;)

Eid in Melbourne

2010-09-09T01:48:00.005+10:00

Eid Mubarak, friends! We came to know from our friends and also ICV website that Eid in Melbourne will be on Friday. Eid prayer will be at the City Mosque, Jeffcott St at 7 AM. As what we have been told, Malaysia Hall will not be conducting Eid prayer this year. However, we surfed for some info online, and found that there are several other places that will hold Eid Prayers.

1) ICV, Jeffcott St

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2) Indonesian Muslim Community of Victoria: at Southern Community Centre in Mulgrave, and Coburn Town Hall

3) Info via AussieMuslims.com

Preston Masjid: 8am
Fawkner Masjid: 7:45am
ICV Masjid: 7am (Friday)
Dandenong Showgrounds: 8am
Lysterfield Masjid: 8am
RMIT Prayer Room Swanston St Building 11 level 3: 8.30am
Al-Taqwa Mosque, Sayers Rd, Truganina (Hoppers Crossing): 8am (Friday)
Debneys Park, Flemington: 8am (Friday)
Dandenong Showgrounds: 8am
Lysterfield Masjid: 8am

Hope this helps. We're glad to find and share these list of venues that hold Eid Prayers. Wish all of you a blessed and joyous Eid. Eid Mubarak!

+4) Monash Uni is also organizing an eid prayer at the sports complex in Clayton. Prayer starts at 8 am. (Thanks, Amrah!)

Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri from Walk Walk Melbourne!

2010-09-08T00:22:00.005+10:00

Handbook for Muslim Students - Salaam Monash

2010-09-06T22:55:00.003+10:00

I was Googling for information on where the Eid Prayer would be conducted this year (haven't found any updated or recent info though), and I came across a Handbook for Muslim Students by Monash University. It has a list of Mosques and Prayer Centres, Halal food, Halal grocery outlets, Muslim medical and dental practitioners and more! How great, right? Click here SALAAM MONASH for the guide.

Clayton Ramadhan Bazaar

2010-09-03T12:57:00.001+10:00

“@PaRamAustralia: #Melbourne #param at 19 Stockdale Ave, Clayton, VIC (Azri's backyard) on SAT Sept 4, 2-5pm”

via PaRamAustralia Twitter

Asian Food Festival in Melbourne this Month!

2010-09-01T23:09:00.004+10:00

We were in the tram today, and we saw a poster about Asian Food Festival going on in Melbourne this month of September 2010! And when we browsed through their events via their website, it was great to see that there will be a "Pasar Malam" at Chinatown. This will surely be an event to visit!

Together with Chinatown Precinct Association, the laneway will be packed with simply deliciously scrumptious food, dumplings, rice, noodles, satays, Asian tea and coffee, cakes and souvenir stalls, launching the Chinatown Market – “Chinatown Pasar Malam”. The whiff from the hawker-style stalls will entice you to stay till the night, where you will see the transformation of the laneway – the “Magical Mirabella Globes” will certainly light up this laneway, bringing with it a true Night Market (Pasar Malam). Come and join in the hawker-style eateries and Asian stores. We have even invited our neighbouring Greek Precinct to showcase their renowned coffees and cakes. East meets West – what a hustle and bustle in this little brightly lighted place – just that perfect little “laneway”, with a whiff of the aroma from the hawker food in the open air – truly an Asian Bazaar!

Let's check out the Melbourne version of Pasar Malam at Heffernan Lane, on Saturday, 18 September 2010, from 12 noon to 12 midnight.

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Bazaars Today

2010-08-22T11:44:00.001+10:00

Salam All!

Great news! There's going to be TWO neighbouring Ramadhan Bazaars today. 1pm at the Indonesian Consulate at Queens Rd, and then 3.30 pm at Malaysia Hall, High St. A great way to share and exchange cultures!

Bazaar Ramadhan @ PaRam Melbourne! Some pics from last weekends

2010-08-16T13:21:00.007+10:00

Salam & Good Day to All our Visitors :)

We know a lot of you here are searching for Bazaar Ramadhan in Melbourne, or as some call it in Malaysia, "param" - a casual abbreviation for Pasar Ramadhan. Ramadhan Bazaar has been a part of the Malaysian culture for years now, and I think every where we go in this world, every time Ramadhan comes we always want to find that piece of home, however small or big it may be. Whether it's the congregational Tarawih prayers, or the Ramadhan Bazaar with the stalls, the crowds and the aroma of cooked food!

So thanks to Bazaar Bersama and Malaysia Hall, this year we have two Bazaar Ramadhan locations - one in Fawkner and one in Prahran. It's not big, but I would say it's full of heart :) Much thanks go to the vendors, who are students and families residing here in Melbourne, for without their efforts to become vendors and cook/bake/make all those delicious Malaysian food and delicacies, I don't think they will be a bazaar at all. Hope to see more of you there next time.

Here are some shots from yesterday's bazaar at Malaysia Hall.

And here are some from the Pre-Ramadhan Bazaar at Fawkner last Saturday.

Pasar Ramadhan Australia on Twitter!

2010-08-12T13:38:00.002+10:00

I found that Pasar Ramadhan KL is on Twitter - @PARAMKL, and thought, why shouldn't we here in Australia have one too right? (Would do just PaRamMelbourne, but there's only TWO going on so far this month!). So, voila! Now we have @PaRamAustralia!

Do follow us, and definitely we'd love to hear about the 'param' near to where ever you are in Australia. Nice, eh, having a little piece of home here in the down under :)

*Kind reminder: Since it's Ramadhan, and a lot of our cousins in other countries are suffering and living in poverty, please spend moderately on our food this month, Insha'Allah.

RAMADHAN MUBARAK!

2010-08-10T22:19:00.000+10:00

Bazaar Ramadhan by Malaysia Hall

2010-08-10T22:09:00.002+10:00

Another Ramadhan Bazaar in Melbourne!

Malaysia Hall will be organizing a Ramadhan Bazaar every Sunday, starting this weekend on the 15th of August.

Dates: Sunday - 15/8, 22/8, 29/8 and 5/9

Venue: Malaysia Hall, 4K High St, Prahran

Time: 4.30 pm until Iftar time

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If you're interested in becoming a vendor at the bazaar, drop me a comment or e-mail, and I'll share with you the rest of the info.

Ramadhan Bazaar Bersama!

2010-08-05T13:36:00.002+10:00

Winter & Snow in Australia!

2010-07-23T15:56:00.003+10:00

It's winter in Australia now, and the best thing about winter is of course the snow! For those from an all-year-round tropical country like us, winter is always the season to look forward to - cold breeze, blowing 'smoke' out from our mouth when we talk, and of course, the white blanket of snow, and if we're lucky, seeing snowflakes fall down from the sky.

Over these two years that we've stayed in Melbourne, we have had the chance to visit 3 alpine resorts that have snow: Mt. Baw Baw, Mt. Buller and Falls Creek. The other two snow places in Victoria are in Lake Mountain and Mt. Hotham (we'll be visiting Mt. Hotham for very soon).

These winter & snow posts have been long due for updates. We'll post the updates for Mt. Baw Baw, Mt. Buller and Falls Creek very soon, but meanwhile, you can have a look at their websites:

Click them to be redirected to their websites:

Mt. Baw Baw, Mt. Buller, Falls Creek, Mt. Hotham, Lake Mountain

For those in Malaysia looking for some snow adventure, now you don't have to fly very far. Because now we know Victoria have lots of them! :)

Clayton Halal Butcher

2010-07-04T19:22:00.004+10:00

While we were in Clayton Rd, we saw a Halal butcher and decided to stock up on some groceries. So now we have another option to get Halal meat. They sell a selection of chicken, beef, lamb, sausages, marinated mince, kebab mince and more.

Clayton Halal Butcher is located at 322 Clayton Rd, Clayton.

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BBQ Chicken @ Clayton

2010-07-04T18:58:00.006+10:00

We were around Clayton area today and stopped for lunch at this eatery called Clayton BBQ Chicken. We don't have a long list of Halal eateries for southern part of Melbourne yet, so this was a good stop to add into our collection, and to share with other Melbourne Walk-Walkers.

Like the name, Clayton BBQ Chicken sells a range of roasted chicken, fried chicken, chips, fried rice, fried noodles, schnitzels, burgers and salads.

The price is pretty affordable. My quarter chicken bbq with chips cost AUD6.50.

Here is their opening hours:

Clayton BBQ Chicken is located at 375 Clayton Rd, Clayton.

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Warrnambool Day Trip

2010-06-20T20:43:00.003+10:00

If you don't know where to go, but still itching to travel somewhere, you might want to consider this little day trip. We had been wanting to go on a train ride to somewhere for a while, just to feel riding on the train and to pass through the landscapes. Last Sunday, we took a day trip from Melbourne to Warrnambool via V-Line train. We were on a tight budget and time, so this trip involved the train ride from Southern Cross Station and A LOT OF WALKING in Warrnambool. You can get a return ticket for Melbourne-Warrnambool for AUD52 per person. Packed with lunch and camera, we were on our way!

The train departed at 9 am on a Sunday morning. We almost missed the train, because apparently, there weren't a lot trams on early Sunday mornings in the city! We literally ran from the ticket counter to the platform, and the conductor even had to shout "Jump in! Jump in!" to get us in. After that, all was good and it was "Bye-bye city" and "Hello countryside!". The journey took more or less 3.5 hours. The ride was very comfortable too. If you're going, bring a book or music to listen too so that you'll stay awake to see all the scenery that you'll pass by.

Warrnambool train station is small, but equipped with toilets and vending machines.

There's an information centre about 15 min walk from the train station, on Flagstaff Hill. Behind the info centre is a Maritime Village (it's a paid park, so we only looked from far).

We wanted to go to the cliffs and the sea side, so from the Info Centre, we walked by lake park called Lake Pertobe. It's very serene here, and you can go for a boat ride in the lake if you want too.

There are also holiday apartments about 15 min walk away from the coast for those intending to stay longer.

Finally, we reached the sea. This is Stingray Bay.

After our walk on the rocks, we continued walking towards the train station using a different route (walking forward as opposed to turning back). Along the way was this really nice art gallery & cafe next to a marsh. It was time to stop for coffee and rest for a bit. By the way, we didn't spot any whale (if you guys have a binocular, you should bring one. Maybe we'll buy one to bring on our trips next time).

So overall, we walked for about 7 km. Departing from Southern Cross Station at 9 am, arriving at Warrnambool Station at about 12.30 pm, walked around until 4 pm, and departed back to Melbourne at 5 pm.

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Nasi Lemak Melbourne Map

2010-05-28T22:16:00.003+10:00

I did this for one of my mapping projects for my research, and I thought I'd share it with WWM friends out there. It's a collection of five (or was it six?) places that sell halal Nasi Lemak in Melbourne. This was done last year, so the Nasi Lemak collection has indeed grown, since there are new halal Malaysian eateries popping up in Melbourne.

So what we have here is the Nasi Lemak wrapping, which takes into the shape of how a typical Nasi Lemak is wrapped and sold in Malaysia - wrapped in newspapers and banana leaf. Inside, there is a map of Melbourne, with locations of the places. The map comes with six fold-out cards, and inside each, there is information about the name of the eatery, location, contact information and operation hours. Aside from the photos, I also documented my 'experience' eating each plate of Nasi Lemak (yes, almost like a food reviewer, just for the fun of it!). I created my own 'scales', like taste scale, serving size, how spicy is the sambal, the lemak-ness of the rice, and some other things like that.

That was an interesting experience, since Nasi Lemak is one of my favourite Malaysian food. And I think since I've started this, I can't stop collecting them! Who knows, maybe in the future there will be a collection of Nasi Lemak all over the world outside of Malaysia ;)

Tandir @ Melbourne Central

2010-05-20T13:34:00.001+10:00

It used to be Kamil's Kebab, but it's now called Tandir. They still sell kebabs, but now with another addition: Chicken Briyani at AUD6.50 per plate.

Tandir is located inside Melbourne Central's upper food court. You can access through the external escalator at the corner of La Trobe and Swanston St, above the ice cream shop.

Norsiah's Kitchen

2010-05-14T20:32:00.001+10:00

What's the best food that a Malaysian could ask for lunch in this cold weather? You got it: Nasi Campur served hot! So if you're looking for very affordable Nasi Campur in the CBD, Norsiah's Kitchen is the place. You can get a rice meal + 2 meat dishes + 1 vegie dish for AUD 6.50.

Norsiah's Kitchen is located on Swanston St nearing Melbourne Uni.

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Secret Recipe @ Chapel St.

2010-05-08T21:38:00.003+10:00

Finally, we visited Secret Recipe at Chapel St. Secret Recipe is a well-known cafe-restaurant in Malaysia, famous for its cheese cake and other range of cakes. But they also have meals on their menu - food for breakfast, lunch and dinner alike. We asked them before sitting about serving Halal food, and they said that all the meat and cakes are Halal, which makes everything in the menu Halal. We also found this article on their opening and Halal status online.

You can easily identify Secret Recipe located on 247 Chapel St., Prahran.

We like the spaciousness and light-filled interior.

You can find a selection of Malaysian and Western dishes on the menu. It's a bit pricey, I must say.

Nasi Lemak with Rendang Ayam, no sambal. Rendang Ayam was tasty :) I was delighted to see the banana leaf.

Nasi Goreng and Satay. Nasi Goreng was so-so but we enjoyed the Chicken Satay.

All in all, there's a lot on the menu to try... tom yum, lamb shanks, and more.

Secret Recipe is located on 247 Chapel St, Prahran.

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Bright, Victoria

2010-05-08T20:49:00.015+10:00

It's like a 'tradition' for Malaysians in Melbourne to go to Bright in Autumn. We've seen friends' photos of the colourful hues of autumn leaves and thought that we have got to check it out ourselves. Bright is located about 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne, towards Mt. Hotham and Falls Creek, located at the North-eastern part of Victoria. We went for a day trip, while some friends stayed overnight. If you're going for a day-trip, don't forget to pack up some lunch for a picnic, and bring a jacket along in case it gets a bit windy or cold. The time to go, as according to others, is during the dates of the Bright Autumn Festival. If you like parades, then it's probably a good to go during the festival, but if you just like to enjoy the country side, then anytime is fine. You can check out more info here, on Bright Victoria.

Bright's community parade - has a small town feel to it

Autumn leaves - you'll be able to see them along the road sides while driving

Ovens River - a park within the town

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Camping in Autumn!

2010-04-21T23:46:00.002+10:00

We went camping last weekend and the weather was perfect! We walked by the river, walked along the beach, walked in the water, walked on the squeaky sand and walked 3.4 km up to the summit of Mt. Oberon! I'll share about our trip soon. Where is it? Wilsons Promontory - about 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne.

p/s: If you're thinking about going away for a nature trip this coming weekend, then make your bookings soon. Go here for info and booking: Wilsons Prom. *If this weekend is already full, then Wilsons Prom should be in your list of places to visit in the future :)

Magic of Life (Motion Graphic Project)

2010-04-10T07:48:00.004+10:00

If you're around Dandenong this weekend, there's a free public art installation at Noble Park curated by a Malaysian friend of Walk Walk Melbourne. It's called "magic of life (motion graphic project)". This event is starts today on Apr 10, 2010 until Monday Apr 12, at Shop 9, Douglas Street, Noble Park, Victoria 317...4. Google the address, get yourselves there. Observe and you'll see something interesting :)

Leisure Cycling from Port Melbourne to St. Kilda Beach

2010-04-05T10:38:00.003+10:00

Melbourne is a cyclist-friendly city, and we should really take opportunity to enjoy its facilities. On top of that, the geography of Melbourne makes it such a beautiful place to live. Since it's a port city, we get the city and the sea both in one place!

Given such a beautiful weather -sunny and cool - the outdoor is where you would want to be. Furthermore, enjoying nature is FREE ;)

Cycling to/from Port Melbourne -St. Kilda Beach is a good and easy route, even for families with small kids. There's a dedicated bike lane so you won't get in the way of pedestrians.

Ride or bring your bikes there; or if you haven't got one, you can rent them for a day from the bike hires (google bike hires melbourne). Or, buy cheap used bikes at Melbourne Gumtree (online classified ads).

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Luna Park @ St. Kilda

2010-04-05T10:26:00.003+10:00

So you feel like going to a carnival to reminisce some childhood memories, yeah? Then it's time to take yourself, your friends, your spouse, your kids, nephews and nieces to Luna Park! Where every weekend is a festive weekend. Yes, entrance is free, but you have to buy tickets to get on the rides. This theme park may seem small from the outside, but there's a lot to see from the inside.

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Sahara Cafe

2010-04-03T11:33:00.001+11:00

We've heard of Halal pizza that's inexpensive and tasted really good at Sydney Rd, but haven't came around to try it... until last week. We decided to have dinner at Sahara Cafe on our way to the airport to send my friends. And pizza was on the menu!

So here's some traces of our visit to Sahara.

It's located at 627 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, near to Istanbul Halal Meat.

View of the interior.

This one is a large family size pizza priced at AUD 17. It's a supreme so we got all the lots! Huge slices... enough to feed 4 adults.

They have cakes, desserts n coffee too.

So next time you're around Sydney Rd, and thinking of pizza, remember Sahara.

p/s: there's heaps of Halal eateries there that we haven't tried too! Do share with us if you've been to some :)

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Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

2010-03-24T00:56:00.003+11:00

Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show is coming up this week! It will be held at Carlton Gardens, a World Heritage Site, from 24 March until 28 March, 2010.

Visit the website for further info.

Wind Surfing @ St. Kilda Beach

2010-03-21T18:26:00.001+11:00

If you're looking for something to do on a weekend evening but don't want to go too far out from the city, take your family to St. Kilda Beach and enjoy the sights of wind-surfers and their colourful chutes. They look like jellyfish floating in the air, don't they? ;)

Sport Brands Factory Outlet @ Smith St

2010-02-27T01:55:00.002+11:00

If shopping for well-known global sports brands is your forte, then you should go to the factory outlet at Smith St, before visiting any other DFOs. Smith St is not the typical all-in-one complex of factory outlet. It's a street filled with factory outlet of sporting good such as Nike, Adidas, Timberland, Converse, Kathmandu and few more others. There's not a lot of shops, but we're pretty sure that you're still going to take a bit of times to browse through items on sales even inside one or two shops like Nike and Adidas.

If you're from the city, you can take Tram route 86 from Bourke St towards Bundoora, to stop at Smith St, stop no 16-22.

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Nelayan Indonesian Restaurant @ Swanston St

2010-02-21T20:08:00.002+11:00

Nelayan is located on Swanston St, between Londsdale & Little Bourke St.

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Oz Doner & Chicken Kebab @ Flemington

2010-02-21T18:15:00.002+11:00

If you're looking for a place to have supper for those hungry nights, then the Oz Doner & Chicken Kebab is one of the convenient places to get Halal food late at night. They open from 6pm in the evening until very late to until 3 am in the morning.

Oz Doner & Chicken Kebab is located along Racecourse Rd in Flemington.

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Watch out for Walk Walk Malaysia!

2010-02-07T23:31:00.003+11:00

Coming soon....

Walk Walk Malaysia

Madam Kay's Platz Cafe @ 139 Londsdale St

2010-01-23T12:31:00.004+11:00

Through recommendation from a friend, we found yet another Halal Malaysian eating place in the heart of Melbourne city.

Meet Madam Kay's Platz. It's conveniently located on Londsdale St, between Russell & Exhibition St (only about 10 minutes walk from Melbourne Central). We quite like the size of the cafe as it's not too big.... "very cafe like". Cozy decor with warm lighting design makes it look a bit classier and very suitable if you want to bring special guests for a Malaysian lunch. The cafe is not too formal so we think it'll definitely suit families with kids as well.

They have a limited but pretty good range of Malaysian cuisine such as in the menu below. Prices are a little bit higher than the eateries at Swanston St, but the food that we tried were tasty. They also sell a selection of pastries and sandwiches, coffee and tea, and a selection of Western breakfast menu.

These are the two dishes that we tried... BBQ Chicken Spicy Sauce with Rice,

and Nasi Lemak Sambal Petai.

Yes, they do have Teh Tarik and Teh Ais upon request :)

Madam Kay's Platz is located on 139 Londsdale St (between Russell & Exhibition St).

Currently on weekdays, they open from 7.30 am until 6.00 pm; and on weekends they open at 8.30 am until 6.00 pm.

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St Kilda Beach Night Market

2010-01-08T14:55:00.004+11:00

We've finally visited St Kilda Beach Night Market, and this time, we waited until it was dark outside to visit a Melbourne night market... to really get the 'night market' feel as oppose to an 'evening market'. The night market is located at O'Donnell Gardens, just right next to Luna Park. On the way there, you'll definitely get attracted to the lights of Luna Park, and soon after, you'll see some hints of colourful light bulbs behind the palm trees - that's the night market.

You'll find stalls selling different range of food, from Jamaican, to Argentinian BBQ, to Indian food, and we spotted a Turkish Gozleme stall (we'd have to double-check next time if they're Halal, which we reckon they are, but we'll reconfirm back since there was a bit of crowd last night that we just enjoyed our walk at the night market without purchasing anything). And you'll surely find a lot of clothing items, accessories, cute stuff for little kids, art works, bags, reiki massage stall, and really, there's just a mix range of things that's worth checking out.

And one of the festive part of this market is the sounds! If you go, try paying attention to the layers of sounds at this market - percussions, Jamaican music, some earth music, the different languages that from the crowd, and of course, the rattling roller coaster track and the screams.

St Kilda Beach Night Market operates in the summer on Thursday evenings, from 5.00 pm - 10.00 pm. Their final day market will be on Thursday, 25 February 2010.

It's located at O'Donnell Gardens, next to Luna Park.

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Art Play @ Birrarung Mar, Yarra River

2010-01-04T19:59:00.003+11:00

If you're in the city, and looking for a cool playground to take your kids, niece or nephews, then Art Play is definitely worth a visit. It's free and it's a pretty big and colourful playground. Art Play is located at Birrarung Mar, located next to Yarra River, so you'd get a nice scenery of both the river and a backdrop of the Melbourne city skyline all in one place. And it's always nice to take a walk or ride a bike along Yarra River.

Art Play is located next to Yarra River on Federation Square side.

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Melbourne University Musolla @ Little Pelham St

2010-01-04T19:48:00.002+11:00

We finally visited Melbourne University's Musolla, which is already well known among Melbourne University students and those studying in the city. This musolla looks recently built/renovated and is very spacious, complete with ablution and toilet facilities, and praying areas for men & women. This musolla is open during office hours, and shall you need to use it after office hours, then you're required to get an access/permission from the security (information is pasted at the front door of the Musolla).

Melbourne University Musolla is located on Little Pelham St, at a lane adjacent to Bouverie St, after Pelham St.

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Melbourne Trams

2009-12-31T18:24:00.002+11:00

Meet Yarra Trams, Melbourne's public transportation that I find convenient and efficient, especially when traveling to the city. Trams take you from various suburbs around Melbourne to and through the CBD. To ride the tram, you'll need to buy tram tickets that can be purchased at any 7-Eleven stores or from Metlink shops, or prepare a pocket full of coins (as they don't accept bills in the machine inside the tram). With the Metcard, you'll be able to use the trams, trains and buses.

For ticket information and route maps, visit Metlink site.

Chocolateria San Churro - Experiencing Churros

2009-12-30T00:49:00.002+11:00

We've heard of Spanish donuts, and we've seen these pretzel-like food that people eat (looks like a huge 'maruku' doesn't it?) They are actually Spanish donuts called 'churros'.

Chocolateria San Churro is a Spanish Cafe (that looks like any other coffee shops) and they can easily be found around Melbourne. They serve coffee, chocolate drinks, and now we know how good churros are! Churros are basically made from flour, margarine/butter, eggs, salt & sugar, the fried in hot oil. They are eaten with chocolate dip.

In Melbourne CBD, Chocolateria San Churro is located on Swanston St at QV Building.

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Old Town Kopitiam Mamak @ QV Building

2009-12-29T17:01:00.009+11:00

Another familiar Malaysian coffee shop in Melbourne. Mamak is a typical restaurant in Malaysia operated by mostly Indian-Muslims. One of the great things about Mamak restaurants is that they usually open till very late at night, and some even for 24 hours, and they sell a range of food at affordable prices - food ranging from roti canai, to mee goreng and to tom yum. It's great to finally find a very familiar and an almost-home feel at Old Town Kopitiam Mamak. Here are some of the updated photos of menu we've tried. So far so good and we really hope they maintain the quality of the food that we truly enjoy.

Cendol (shaved ice served with coconut milk, palm sugar syrup, red beans and jelly-like green cendol)

Kopi susu ais (iced white coffee)

Soya cincau (soy milk with grass jelly)

Prices were considerably fair according to standard prices of meals in the city

They even have kicap (soy sauce) and pepper on the table for those times that you'd want to have poached eggs

Mee Goreng Seafood (fried noodles with seafood)

Old Town Kopitiam Mamak is located at the center courtyard of QV Building in Melbourne CBD opposite of Max Brenner.

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* We have emailed Old Town Kopitiam Mamak to get a clarification on their Halal status, and they've replied "Yes, we got the halal meat supplier certificate at QV".

* However, Old Town Kopitiam at Chinatown (Little Bourke St) is NOT Halal.

Halal Meat Melbourne

2009-12-29T16:11:00.006+11:00

Halal meat is easy to get in Melbourne. There's quite a number of Halal meat suppliers along Sydney Rd, so if you missed one, there will be several others up ahead. We often go to either Istanbul or Madina. Both sell a range of chicken, beef, lamb, burgers, and sausages; and Madina offers a selection of Halal frozen products like nuggets, goujons and beef patties.

Madina Halal Meats is located on 755 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

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Halal Meats Istanbul is located on 609 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

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Summer Activities - Cherry Picking

2009-12-28T16:54:00.004+11:00

It's currently summer, and among the activities that we've done and were also recommended by friends is fruit picking. There's a number of summer fruits farms where visitors can go and pick the fruits fresh from the trees, and last year, we went for a cherry picking day-trip at Red Hill Cherry Farm in Mornington Peninsula.

*Post to be updated soon...

Rich Maha @ Little Collins, Melbourne CBD

2009-12-24T09:58:00.004+11:00

Upon recommendations from friends, we had found yet another Halal eating place tucked in the middle of the CBD. This is Rich Maha, and from the photos, they offer a range of Mamak-style food, including roti canai, roti telur and mee goreng mamak. Their food was alright, nice to try, but we really liked their Teh Tarik Ais!

Their meals and dishes are Halal. The place is clean and does give you a bit of that Mamak restaurant feel. It's a bit hidden, but now you too can know about it.

Rich Maha is located on a small lane called Equitable Pl off Little Collins between Elizabeth & Queens St. They open from Monday to Saturday and Public Holidays, from 11.00 am to 9.oo pm.

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Suzuki Night Market @ Queen Victoria Market

2009-12-22T21:03:00.002+11:00

If you haven't been to Suzuki Night Market (or miss the overcrowding ambiance of Malaysian pasar malam) then you should plan an evening to visit this night market. We haven't been to this night market yet this year, but these are photos from our visit last year. It was surprising at first to see this much crowd concentrated within one market place. The crowd was the only thing that reminded us of pasar malam. Other than that, the market is still different from pasar malam, from its layout, how the stalls are arranged, how the products are displayed, and one major difference was that they provided tables and chairs for people to eat food that they purchased from the vendors. From last year's experience, you can find Halal food here, but prepare to queue the long lines! Massive crowd, and you won't believe you're in Melbourne (at least we didn't for the first few minutes upon arrival).

You can find a range of things at Suzuki Night Market, from craft, artist's products, food & drinks, general merchandise, music, activities for children and more.

The Suzuki Night Market opens every Wednesday from 25 Nov 2009 until 24 Feb 2010, from 5.30 pm to 10.00 pm at Queen Victoria Market. Entry is FREE.

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Shirt & Skirt Market at Abbotsford Convent

2009-12-22T20:56:00.002+11:00

Another art market in Melbourne! The Shirt and Skirt Market is held every 3rd Sunday of the every month, from 10 am - 4 pm. Here, you'll find the similar range of artists' works and products such as clothing items, accessories, jeweleries, bags, t-shirts, baby apparels and more.

Shirt and Skirt Market is located on 1 St. Heliers St, Abbotsford.

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Christmas at the Art House Meat Market - Photos

2009-12-22T20:47:00.002+11:00

Since it's near Christmas, there's quite a number of markets being held around Melbourne, one of which is this Christmas market at the Art House Meat Market in North Melbourne. The market operated on Saturday & Sunday of 12 & 13 Dec 2009, from 11 am - 8 pm. In markets like these, you'll find a good range of crafted works from bags, cards, paper products to skirts, scarves, women's dresses, baby clothings and t-shirts. It's a great place to see what local artists have to offer.

Kulcher Food Fest - Photos

2009-12-22T20:40:00.002+11:00

Kulcher Food Fest was the first cultural food festival organized by Migrant Hub. It comprised of residents from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, with visits from people from diverse cultural backgrounds as well. The event was held on Saturday, 12 Dec 2009 at an open space behind Sistems Golf Complex in Werribee from 12 noon to 7 pm. We arrived there in the afternoon and were just in time to indulge ourselves in the range of traditional food sold by the vendors. During this event, there were 16 stalls, and according to the president of Migrant Hub, they plan to have more events and markets like this in the future.

Penguins at St Kilda Pier

2009-12-22T20:12:00.004+11:00

Yes, it's true! There are penguins at St. Kilda Beach. Go to St. Kilda Pier at sunset, and you'll see the blue penguins swim and waddle back to their nests among the rocks of the breakwater. The penguins can be seen all seasons through out the year, at sunset. This activity is free, and there will be volunteers who will manage the crowds, as well as being a guide to answer your questions about penguins there.

Penguins can be found at St Kilda Pier, St. Kilda.

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Kebabs to try!

2009-12-14T22:56:00.002+11:00

A friend of ours just informed us on one of the best kebabs in town, located along Sydney Road. Stay tuned as walkwalkmelbourne will definitely have a taste of this top kebab!

And watch out for our St. Kilda Penguin upload soon this week.

Minang Restaurant

2009-12-14T15:09:00.004+11:00

Minang Nasi Padang is located within a walking distance from RMIT Swanston St and Melbourne Uni. It serves Nasi Campur with side dishes familiar in the Nasi Padang menu. 1 set of nasi campur consist of rice and 3 dishes, costing AUD 6.50, which is pretty affordable for students and cheaper than Nasi Campur dishes located in the CBD.

Minang Nasi Padang is located at Pelham St, Carlton.

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Malabar Hut

2009-12-14T14:49:00.005+11:00

Malabar Hut is located on the northern part of Sydney Road. It serves South-Indian food and those very common to Malaysian taste-buds, such as Nasi Briyani, Tosai, Roti Naan.

They open 6 days a week for dinner from 5pm - 11.30 pm, and open for lunch on Fri - Sun from 12 noon - 3 pm. They close on Tuesdays.

Malabar Hut is located on 868 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

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KFC Flemington

2009-12-14T14:42:00.002+11:00

KFC Flemington is located on 230-242 Racecourse Road Flemington VIC 3031

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More Halal Food to be Uploaded Soon!

2009-12-13T19:48:00.003+11:00

Blok M near Chapel St - Makanan Order (Nasi & Ayam Bakar, Nasi Goreng, etc.)
10/176 Commercial Rd, Prahran

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KFC Flemington
230-242 Racecourse Road Flemington VIC 3031

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Malabar Hut - Nasi Briyani, Roti Canai, Roti Nan, etc.
868 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

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Minang Restaurant - Nasi Campur
Pelham St, Carlton

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Catches, Upper Level Food Court, Melbourne Central - Seafood & Chicken Bar

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Norsiah's Kitchen, Carlton - Nasi Campur
604 Swanston St

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Cafe Aneka, Elgin St (between Rathdowne & Nicholson St) - Nasi Campur

Walk Walk Melbourne

Camping at Lorne, Victoria

Burger Edge @ The Dining Hall, Melbourne Central

Hobba Coffee + Kitchen on Malvern Rd

Malaysia Hall's Bazaar Ramadhan 2011 is also back!

Bazaar Ramadhan Melbourne 2011 is back!

Papparoti in Melbourne!

A Weekend Afternoon Excursion to Half Moon Bay

Lord of the Fries: Chapel St

Fairfield Park Boathouse & Tea Gardens

Chilli Padi Mamak Kopitiam

Melbourne Laneways

Walk Walk Melbourne is Giving Away FIVE Lord of the Fries Vouchers!

Walk Walk Melbourne: CBD Halal Map NOW ON SALE!

Melbourne Memories

Secret Recipe Now Also in Melbourne Central

Lord of the Fries

Another WWM Roadtrip: WALK WALK ADELAIDE!

Bairnsdale & Lakes Entrance

One of the Three

Saturday Sights of Swanston St

Daily Melbourne: Thursday, 13.01.11

Weekly Wondergram

Memories of Melbourne

Summer = Beach!

Happy 2011

2011 is coming soon!

wondergram!

A Summer Evening Walk in Fitzroy Gardens

Camping at Ocean Grove, Victoria

The Garden of St. Erth, Blackwood, Victoria

Open 9-5pm everyday (closed December 24-26). Simmons Reef Road, Blackwood, VIC. Melways ref: map 609(or 909) E11 Phone: (03) 5368 6514Garden entry: $10

Full info here at their website.

Coming Soon: Walkalogue on Garden of St. Erth, Blackwood, Victoria

Market Updates

We've started Walk Walk Hangzhou!

Watching the Water @ Port Melbourne

a brief visit to the beach

Check out the Waterwall at Collins St!

green green grass

Luxurious Scenery @ Mordialloc

Sunday Coffee in the City

IndoLicious @ Lygon St

Rainy Melbourne

Festival Malaysia 2010 @ Queensbridge Square, Southbank Tomorrow!

RMIT Prayer Rooms @ Building 11 near RMIT Swanston St Campus, and RMIT Business School, Bourke St

My Restaurant @ High St, near Chapel St

Mama Wong's Kitchen @ Corner of Flinders St & Exhibition St

Pasar Malam Chinatown

Eid in the Park

Melbourne CBD Walk Walk Melbourne Map - Halal Map Melbourne

Eid in Melbourne

Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri from Walk Walk Melbourne!

Handbook for Muslim Students - Salaam Monash

Clayton Ramadhan Bazaar

Asian Food Festival in Melbourne this Month!

Bazaars Today

Bazaar Ramadhan @ PaRam Melbourne! Some pics from last weekends

Pasar Ramadhan Australia on Twitter!

RAMADHAN MUBARAK!

Bazaar Ramadhan by Malaysia Hall

Ramadhan Bazaar Bersama!

Winter & Snow in Australia!

Clayton Halal Butcher

BBQ Chicken @ Clayton

Warrnambool Day Trip

Nasi Lemak Melbourne Map

Tandir @ Melbourne Central

Norsiah's Kitchen

Secret Recipe @ Chapel St.

Bright, Victoria

Camping in Autumn!

Magic of Life (Motion Graphic Project)

Leisure Cycling from Port Melbourne to St. Kilda Beach

Luna Park @ St. Kilda

Sahara Cafe

Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

Wind Surfing @ St. Kilda Beach

Sport Brands Factory Outlet @ Smith St

Nelayan Indonesian Restaurant @ Swanston St

Open 9-5pm everyday (closed December 24-26).
Simmons Reef Road, Blackwood, VIC.
Melways ref: map 609(or 909) E11
Phone: (03) 5368 6514
Garden entry: $10